February 2007


28 Feb 2007 11:21 pm

RealtyTrac Integrates Microsoft Virtual Earth Technology Into ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Feb 28, 2007
"In the past, the lack of home photos was an unfortunate fact of life for buyers and investors interested in the foreclosures market. ...
28 Feb 2007 11:18 pm

Foreclosures rising among high-risk US mortgages
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Mar 1, 2007
Across the nation, foreclosures and defaults are rising as mortgages that were once affordable are now expensive albatrosses as the introductory "teaser ...
Report: US mortgage crisis ahead Monsters and Critics.com
Report: US Mortgage Crisis Ahead Playfuls.com
Report: US mortgage crisis ahead ImediNews
Dayton Daily News (subscription)
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28 Feb 2007 09:02 pm

Judge reverses La Caribe foreclosures
Gulf Breeze News, FL - Feb 28, 2007
BY VICI PAPAJOHN Gulf Breeze News vici@gulfbreezenews.com. After only about one hour of presentation and deliberation, property owners in La Caribe ...
28 Feb 2007 06:44 pm

Mass. Home Foreclosures Hit Record Highs
Boston Channel.com, MA - Feb 28, 2007
The Massachusetts housing market saw a spike in home sales in January, but there has also been a record number of foreclosures. ...
28 Feb 2007 02:09 pm

Concern over the slowing housing market may be impacting mortgage rates according to Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, referring to the results of the corporation's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for last week. That survey indicated a general downward drift in rates.

"Mortgage rates eased a little more this week," Nothaft said, "as market participants were concerned over..."

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28 Feb 2007 12:54 pm
Mortgage applications are starting to look good; homeowners continue to refinance from adjustable rate mortgages that are about to adjust to higher rates and moving to safer fixed-rate mortgages.
28 Feb 2007 12:54 pm
Although sales of new homes fell this month, it's not indicative of the current housing market. The market will need to see more data to see what trend housing is taking.
28 Feb 2007 12:20 am

City to demolish substandard homes
Royal Oak Daily Tribune, MI - 7 hours ago
Hazel Park and other communities in southeast Oakland County also have been hit hard by foreclosures which contribute to the code problems, according to ...
28 Feb 2007 12:00 am
If you want to make an extra payment, and there are no prepayment penalties to worry about, always pay down the loan with the highest interest rate first, says Dr. Don.
27 Feb 2007 04:36 pm

WOODBRIDGE: How to profit from foreclosures and tax sales
Bridgewater Courier News, NJ - Feb 27, 2007
... properties at tax sales and foreclosures at the March 19, open-to-the-public monthly meeting of the Metropolitan Real Estate Investors Association. ...
Seasoned Investor, National Speaker and Local Favorite Covering ... PR Web (press release)
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27 Feb 2007 04:01 pm

New Mexico foreclosures still low, but delinquencies are rising
Charlotte Business Journal, NC - Feb 27, 2007
Texas had the highest foreclosure total of any state with 14728 new foreclosures, while California was second with nearly 14500. ...
27 Feb 2007 04:01 pm

New Mexico foreclosures still low, but delinquencies are rising
Charlotte Business Journal, NC - 15 hours ago
Texas had the highest foreclosure total of any state with 14728 new foreclosures, while California was second with nearly 14500. ...
Foreclosures Jump an Additional 19% Originator Times
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27 Feb 2007 02:01 pm

In the wake of a tough couple of weeks that have rattled the sub-prime lending industry, Freddie Mac announced on Tuesday that it was cracking down on underwriting standards for those loans it purchases.

The mortgage giant announced that it will cease purchasing subprime mortgages that...

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27 Feb 2007 12:39 pm
The month of January saw an increase in the number of people buying homes. Could this be due to the unseasonably warm weather we experienced drawing people into the market or is this an indication of an ailing housing market bouncing back?
27 Feb 2007 11:50 am

Mass. Home Foreclosures Hit Record Highs
Boston Channel.com, MA - Feb 28, 2007
The Massachusetts housing market saw a spike in home sales in January, but there has also been a record number of foreclosures. ...
Number of foreclosures expected to grow in '07 Worcester Business Journal
Massachusetts Reaches Record High in Foreclosures DSNews.com
ForeclosuresMass.com Report: January Foreclosure Filings Hit New ... Business Wire (press release)
Boston Globe - Boston Globe
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27 Feb 2007 07:48 am

Foreclosures and deficiency judgments
Bankrate.com - Feb 27, 2007
Thus, in California, the overwhelming proportion of foreclosures are accomplished nonjudicially. They cost less and take less time. ...
27 Feb 2007 07:11 am

Colorado legislators introduce measures targeting foreclosures
The Coloradoan, CO - Feb 27, 2007
DENVER - Concerned about Colorado's dubious title as the nation's leader in the rate of home foreclosures, lawmakers introduced two measures Monday to crack ...
27 Feb 2007 06:56 am

More Social Housing Needed in Rural Areas
AZoBuild, Australia - 27 minutes ago
We welcome yesterday’s publication of the findings of the independent review of social housing by Professor John Hills. Rural communities just like others ...
Affordable Rural Housing Commission: CRC Taking Forward the ... AZoBuild
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27 Feb 2007 06:30 am

New housing scheme, same old problems
NYU Washington Square News, NY - 53 minutes ago
To the students brave enough to re-enter the housing lottery, we have one word of advice: pray. The probability that you will land a soft, ...
27 Feb 2007 06:19 am

Our Opinion Remarkable response to the housing issue
Pascagoula Mississippi Press, MS - 1 hour ago
Rows of concrete slabs and battered houses, FEMA trailers by the lot and in parks evidence one of the top issues following Hurricane Katrina: Housing. ...
27 Feb 2007 05:55 am

Housing Loan Growth Slows Further
Korea Times, South Korea - 1 hour ago
Housing loan growth slowed further this month on sluggish demand for new mortgages due to tough loan restrictions, indicating that home prices will remain ...
S. Korea's home-backed loan growth slows Yonhap News
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27 Feb 2007 05:55 am

Young 'nearing despair' at Ulster housing crisis
Belfast Telegraph, UK - 1 hour ago
South Belfast SDLP MP Alasdair McDonnell will tell them that the province is in the grip of an affordable housing crisis. ...
27 Feb 2007 05:44 am

Coed housing a hit at Ithaca College
Ithaca Journal, NY - 1 hour ago
ITHACA — More and more colleges and universities are exploring the prospect of allowing men and women to live together in suite-style housing. ...
Student Assembly Elections Kick Off Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
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27 Feb 2007 05:01 am


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BUILDING SOCIETY MORTGAGE LENDING TO HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS UP BY 25 ...
Firstrung, UK - 2 hours ago
Funds lent to housing associations are used to build new social housing and improve the quality of social housing, giving tenants the opportunity to access ...
BSA highlights lending to housing associations Mortgage Solutions
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27 Feb 2007 04:47 am


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Scottish housing and regeneration projects shortlisted for award
24dash.com, UK - 2 hours ago
To be eligible for the award housing organisations need to demonstrate how they are taking forward regeneration projects in partnership with the community ...
'Cut red tape to help solve housing crisis' ic Wales
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27 Feb 2007 04:20 am

Speakers, Exhibition Offer Views Of Public Housing In Chicago
Daily Northwestern, IL - 3 hours ago
"I'm aware of what's going on with public housing in Chicago, so it wasn't that surprising," said Communication sophomore Ian Epstein. ...
27 Feb 2007 03:52 am

Concern over uncompleted Bay housing projects
The Herald Eastern Cape, South Africa - 3 hours ago
THE provincial portfolio committee on housing and the committee on public accounts have expressed concern about the poor working relationship between the ...
27 Feb 2007 02:13 am

Tough year in store for housing market
Rocky Mountain News, CO - 5 hours ago
The challenges for 2006 were the same: record foreclosures and a 39 percent increase in unsold new homes languishing on the market. ...
27 Feb 2007 12:00 am
States vary in how they treat refinancings after foreclosure, so be careful, says the Bankruptcy Adviser: You might accidentally reinstate a debt.
26 Feb 2007 10:07 pm

Business Economists See Riskier Mortgages as Biggest Danger, but ...
Associated Content, CO - 9 hours ago
Now, Colorado is also leading the way in foreclosures. According to USA Today, defaults and delinquencies among subprime mortgages have been up sharply ...

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